Apparently I'm just as bad at scoring abstracts as I am at shooting them... But just for fun, I went through the results and discovered the following with respect to the images I marked as highest scoring:
Two on the first page, two on the second page. From there, my "high scorers" finished in the following places - 23, 29, 38, 39, 42, 56, 57, 95, 123, 127, 136, 144, 146 and 165.
So what does this mean? It probably means that if you get a comment from me and I LOVE your picture, you may end up not doing very well. Sorry about that. :-)
I was pleasantly surprised with my 5.690 score for my "Worm Holes". I eneded up in 96th place. So far it is my highest scoring image to date. Would have liked more comments but I'll live :)
I was pleasantly surprised with my 5.690 score for my "Worm Holes". I eneded up in 96th place. So far it is my highest scoring image to date. Would have liked more comments but I'll live :)
I gave your image a 6. I would have probably scored higher if it had been sharper. Now, you've given me an idea of something to try.
I gave your image a 6. I would have probably scored higher if it had been sharper. Now, you've given me an idea of something to try.
I appreciate the 6. I'm just getting started in this whole photography thing, so I'm learning with each new challenge.
I agree focus was a problem, getting all of the holes on the washer drum to be in focus was driving me crazy. Having to focus in multiple dimensions was also a pain. I had front to back focus as well as up and down (depth of the holes).
Having scored below my expectations, it is nice to see my shot on your list. Thanks! Thanks for the comment as well...it is the business end of one of my kaliedoscopes. It has two stained glass wheels mounted to the end that spin freely that create the design you see when looking through it.
Dang it. I just went looking for my original of my entry. It seems I did all the editing at work on the CF card and blew it away without realizing it before copying it to my home pc. :(
Oh well at least I have the image here on DPC to remember it by.
I found it very peculiar that with over 300 entries, only about 175 voted! Personally, I feel obliged to vote in every challenge I enter and sometimes vote in other challenges as well. The low vote count probably does not significantly affect the results but it would be nice to have a more representative turnout.
Played around a bit with some Cokin filters (1st two)...should have gone with the 3rd one I think. Yes/No? ;^)
- outtakes
- entry
I like the effect with the filter, but it does't really work for this challenge. I like the one you entered much better then your 3rd outtake. I was one of your four 9's.
Played around a bit with some Cokin filters (1st two)...should have gone with the 3rd one I think. Yes/No? ;^)
- outtakes
- entry
I like the effect with the filter, but it does't really work for this challenge. I like the one you entered much better then your 3rd outtake. I was one of your four 9's.
Thanks Aaron. The filters were fun. I had stacked a fog and a radial zoom filter together. Just messing around - never know what you'll get until you play a little bit. ;^)
